CHAPTER TWO AUTHOR'S NOTE: Well, looks like I've got Chapter Two now. If you haven't caught on, the POVs will be changing. A note about that: just because I am switching out POVs, I will NOT be ending a chapter just to start a new one. I will begin and end chapters as I see fit, so please do not criticize me for this.

Mabel's POV

We were reunited with most of our friends at last. Upon being reunited, Pacifica requested to speak to Dipper alone. Dipper was acting funny, but I have diagnosed it! He likes her! And, bonus, I think she likes him, too! Can I just take a moment to scream OTP into the void?

Naturally, I left them alone. After all, I HAD just found out Grenda and Candy are okay and alive! I wonder what has happened to them! Now that I have them again, I realized just how worried I have been about them. I can't imagine a Gravity Falls without them.

"Guys! You're okay! I'm so happy to see you all!" Naturally I had to tackle them in one of my hugs.

"Yes, we are okay. I thought of safe places for us to hide while Grenda fought the monsters. I also figured out their weaknesses. We make a great team." Candy seemed to be in a state of shock, but it wasn't too bad.

"Only thing that would have made our team better was if you were there," bellowed Grenda. Grenda was still squeezing me in one of her super-strong-mega-happy-just-for-us-glad-you're-safe hugs. The name used to be longer but we shortened it.

I just finished my side of the story, and we were getting into Girl Talk-Apocalypse Edition! when we heard yelling. I turned around to see Dipper yelling at Pacifica, but not really. He was in that weird in between place where he's talking to someone but not really. I saw him start to cry, and I had to get to him.

"Wait, Mabel! It could just be a small fight they are having. Dipper is going to have to learn how to do these things without you," Candy tied reasoning.

"Yeah, I guess you could be right. I should keep an eye on him just in case."

At that moment I saw something. It flickered across his face. The pain. The fear. The sign he was about to do something. Pacifica had been crying, too, apparently, as she sank to the floor in tears. I was expecting Dipper to comfort her, or to at least do the same. He didn't. He seemed to be fighting with his thoughts for a second, and then he did something so stupid, I didn't think even he was capable of doing that. He ran. He just unfroze and ran away. And then it processed in my head what was happening. I felt my own tears spring.

"Dipper! No, wait!" I ran after him, but as I got to the door, Grunkle Stan blocked me. "No, Dipper! Stop! You promised you'd stay, Dipper!" I was melting in a puddle of tears and despair. "You promised!" Stan picked me up and carried me to my room. I was just crying. No one visited me. Stan probably restricted my room.

Pacifica's POV

It stung. I had barely escaped death out there. When my parents… when I was left alone, the first thing I thought of Dipper. I thought, I have to find him. I'll be safe when I find him. We'll be safe if I find him. I don't know why. But he was all I could think about. I don't know why. I hadn't thought about him since, well, since what happened with Tiff and Bree.

It was a week or so after the party. I was at Tiffany's house and Aubrey was there, too. I had only recently told them about the events of the party; they hadn't been able to make it. I told them about the ghost and me standing up to my parents, but they seemed stuck on the fact that I had hugged and danced with Dipper. I'm not sure what excited them more; the fact that there was a guy, or the fact that it was someone a low-class as Dipper. They were chattering away excitingly, and wanted to know her "feelings".

"You need to tell us about him! All we know is that he's a poor dork! Come on, Paz! Fill us in!" Tiff squealed.

"There's nothing to tell. We just danced, that's it." I started blushing for some reason, and that didn't help at all.

Aubrey squealed higher than she ever has before. "You are so holding back. You're blushing! You like him, don't you? Like, like like him! You do!" They squealed some more at that.

I rolled my eyes at them. You girls are being ridiculous. It's my make up. How could I ever like someone like him?" Yeah, Paz. How? I thought to myself. "He's not even cute. I wouldn't be caught dead saying I liked him." I really shouldn't lie. His eyes are a really pretty shade of brown, and there's something about his ruffled hair… No! stop! You cannot like peasant boy! I argue with myself a lot.

"Umm, we are talking about Mystery Boy, right? He is so hot! Oh my gosh, Paz!" Tiffany giggled with this. I knew what she was doing, but I couldn't hold myself back.

"Back off, Tiff! I better not see you with him ever!" I growled.

The girls just stared at me and started laughing. I felt the red blush creep past my cheeks. I can't believe I just did that. I like dorky Dipper Pines. I like dorky Dipper Pines. Fuck. This is not going to end well.

He invaded my mind for the next two days, but finally he left. I had chosen to forget about him, refused to think about him, and ordered Aubrey and Tiffany to never speak of him again. It worked. I got rid of him. Until the day Bill came. I ran to the Mystery Shack as fast as I could possibly go, the thought of seeing him safe driving me. I got there and barged in. I terrified their Uncle Stan and I just ran upstairs, not thinking about what I was doing. I got there and… he wasn't there. I went downstairs to confront his uncle.

"Where is he? Why isn't here? He should be here! He needs to be here figuring out how to stop this! Why isn't he here?" I felt those retched tears fall down, but for the first time in forever, I didn't fight it. I collapsed on the floor crying.

Grunkle Stan, who had been ready to kick me out, all f a sudden picked me up to comfort me. I looked at him and he, too, had tears in his eyes. "I know, kiddo. I know. They should all be here. But they aren't. They're all missing. And it's all my fault." He was crying. Almost as bad as me. "Tell you what, kiddo. How's about you and me go out there and find anyone we can? Maybe we'll find them all, eh?"

I sniffled and smiled. "Yeah, that sounds like a good plan. I need to find Dipper. I need to tell him something."

He just nodded. "I need to tell someone something also." I couldn't help but wonder who he meant. "Alright, let's head out! The sooner we leave, the better the chances of finding them." With that we set off.

We found so many people, but not Dipper. Where are you, Dipper? I thought to myself. I need you, Dipper. Please come to me. I was in love with him. He's always been there; in the back of my mind, in my dreams, and in my heart. I was utterly and hopelessly in love with him. It didn't matter what anyone thought anymore. I don't know when we are going to die; I need to do anything I want as soon as I can. I don't even know if he's alive now. I would never have my chance. I would never get to tell him how cute his silly birthmark is. I would never get the chance to kiss his lips whenever he got upset or frustrated. I would never get to say, "We need to go to sleep." I would never get to say those burning words that have been aching at the tip of my lips. I love you, Dipper Pines. I'm sorry. I love you. I need you, I thought as I teared up.

We went back to the Shack with the many we found. I don't know how many days it was. I sat up in the attic, completely undisturbed. I found plenty of food hidden around, but not nearly enough to keep me at healthy weight. I went down once, and once was all it took.

Stan told me he had found more people. He also said he had gone hunting and had collected a lot of meat. I went down to grab some meat. While down there, there was a thump outside; everyone was accounted for. We all scattered for weapons as quickly as we could. It sounded like the intruders were counting. We all raised our weapons and…

CHAPTER TWO AFTER NOTES: I couldn't resist the cliffhanger. It was right there. It's not even a real cliffhanger, though. We all know what happens. If you're caught up, at least. It was really fun to write this chapter, especially with all the feels swimming around. I just want to give a head's up, it will mainly be from Dipper, Mabel, and Pacifica's POV, but there WILL be other characters. I hope you're ready for Chapter Three, because I'm just dying to rip up everyone's hearts with feels.